Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July!

I know I'm a little late...

We're back here in Loveland again. Tomorrow night we'll be playing at Cervavantes in Denver, and at Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins on Friday. Both of those shows will be with our friends, Britney Reilly & Brent Hopper, who are also from Asheville. It'll be good to see more North Carolina folks out this way.

Our 4th of July show with Bluegrass Etc was all that we could have hoped for, and more... especially if that more was playing though a raging wind storm. I never realized just how much a bass resembles a sail until that show. The wind was pretty steady throughout the show, occasionally a big gust would burst through, a few times actually picking my bass up off of the stage! Thankfully I had my new amp with me, so I could hear my bass through the wind, I suppose it could have also acted like a leash, tethering the bass to the stage if need be.

Everything has been a whirlwind lately, and I'm having a hard time keeping track of time, but I guess this big Colorado tour is almost over. I can hardly believe that we'll be headed back home before long. I'm just about ready. I'm starting to miss my little kitty, Lump, who is staying with Matt's parents, Brad & Debbie. I know she is in good hands, I just hope she remembers who I am when we get back... and hopefully she's not too mad at me for leaving for so long. Who knows, she might be having such a good time that she hasn't realized time has passed. Maybe I'll sit down and write a song for her this afternoon.

Speaking of this afternoon, I'm scheduled to go and do an interview with Jan Peterson for Colorado Bluegrass Music Society's newsletter, Pow'r Pickin. I'm hoping I don't say anything too dumb... I guess you can find out for yourself when the magazine comes out...

In other news, my album will be available for sale at our live shows in three days! That is, if all goes as planned. Its scheduled to be here by the 15th. I'm keeping my fingers crossed... which makes it very difficult to type and play bass... perhaps I should stick to crossing my ankles or something. Anyway, I've been pretty busy getting all the promotional material ready to send out with the album to radio stations and music reviewers. If you'd like to review it or know someone who would... or if you have a radio program or know someone who does, send us an email at: narrowgaugebluegrass@gmail.com. I'll send one your way!

Alright, enough of this babbling, I'm going to take advantage of a quiet house and work on some tunes!

Have a wonderful and happy weekend!


Ashleigh